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fave it Folk Rock | like Ani
12 tracks | 42 minutes
Released Nov 2004
on Rachel Alexandra Music
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:49 A Look lyrics BUY MP3 02:49 A Look lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:49 A Look
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:46 Mom's favorite lyrics FREE 02:46 Mom's favorite lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:46 Mom's favorite
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:30 Mouillée encore lyrics BUY MP3 05:30 Mouillée encore lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:30 Mouillée encore
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:29 sometimes the end is the beginning lyrics BUY MP3 01:29 sometimes the end is the beginning lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:29 sometimes the end is the beginning
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:51 Brahms of Philosophy lyrics BUY MP3 02:51 Brahms of Philosophy lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:51 Brahms of Philosophy
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:36 Lotus Inn lyrics BUY MP3 03:36 Lotus Inn lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:36 Lotus Inn
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:05 Ebony lyrics BUY MP3 03:05 Ebony lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:05 Ebony
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:50 Dear Mother lyrics BUY MP3 03:50 Dear Mother lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:50 Dear Mother
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 00:59 the aftermath of two words lyrics BUY MP3 00:59 the aftermath of two words lyrics "GIFT MP3" 00:59 the aftermath of two words
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:25 The Abe Lincoln Song lyrics BUY MP3 04:25 The Abe Lincoln Song lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:25 The Abe Lincoln Song
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:38 Just Play lyrics BUY MP3 04:38 Just Play lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:38 Just Play
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 06:33 Blue-eyed, Blonde-haired lyrics BUY MP3 06:33 Blue-eyed, Blonde-haired lyrics "GIFT MP3" 06:33 Blue-eyed, Blonde-haired
Rachel's music is a fusion of poetry and folk rock, driven by a rich voice that carries her listeners through a large range of emotions.
Bio / Background
One of Rachel's favorite singers is Ella Fitzgerald (indeed, if you catch Rachel in a live performance, she'll sometimes sing an a cappella version of "Dream A Little Dream" in the style of Ella) - but she sounds nothing like her!
Rachel sounds a little more like a cross between Sarah McLachlan and Dar Williams. Sometimes her lyrics are reminiscent of Tori Amos, and her harmonies and strumming scream of the Indigo Girls. You can even compare her to Ani DiFranco when you're listening to the last track on the CD, "Blue-eyed, Blonde-haired"... but you'll have to buy it to find that out.
"A Look" was one of the first tracks Rachel wrote, while still in high school. It was written after a week of listening to nothing but Dar Williams.
Mothers show up quite a bit in the song titles, but neither song is actually about Rachel's mom. "Dear Mother" is about the mother of a friend who passed away. "Mom's favorite" is Rachel's mom's favorite song on the CD. It used to be sung much higher..
↓ more ↓.but Rachel decided that the lower key was more pleasing to her ears.
"the aftermath of two words" was born on the beach. For lack of any instruments other than pen, paper, and voice, Rachel wrote out the melody in solfege syllables.
Sign up for Rachel's email list through her website at www.rachelrossos.com. She sends all concert information to the music list. There is a poetry list as well, for those of you who love to read the words as they spill out from her pen.
Curious to hear more than just the samples on this page? You can visit www.purevolume.com/rachelrossos for a live version of "Mouillée encore", and you can hear Rachel's version of Tim Buckley's "Song to the Siren" on myspace (www.myspace.com/rachelrossos). Want even more? Click the buy button above! (;
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